Since there are two messages that I wanted to respond to in this one
email, I'll address both of them right here.

Jeff, I agree with you. Winter is a time when I can't stand being
stuck in the house, and it's too cold to stay outside. I spend a lot
of time drinking coffee and tea during the cold winter nights. I
think back to all the nights you and I spent at **** **** playing
chess and drinking coffee. Good times. :o)
We are working on our business plan right now. A lot of market
research is going into it. We are hoping to have all of the
documentation done by late December, making a March or April opening
the current goal. If you have experience in writing professional
business plans, we would DEFINITELY appreciate your assistance.
Contact me directly at ajmwolfe1@...

JT, I always value your input. Cost breakdowns for different times of
year; ie, what sells most and the varying seasonal costs, are high
among our considerations. As I pointed out in the last paragraph,
we're hoping for an early spring opening date. This should allow us
to catch the cool nights without getting murdered by the highest of
the heating costs. Of course, as the next few months go by, this may
get pushed back to May, or even early June. We just want to be open
for a while before summer comes. When the college kids come home for
the summer, we want their friends to already know we exist, and bring
them in.

I'm glad to see you all thinking and posting. We can't make this
happen without you. Keep those emails coming! :o)

Yours in the bean,
Adam (and Jaime too)


---"Jeffrey A Thompson" <jathompson@u...> wrote:
>
> On the other hand, it is winter when they are looking for a place
inside to
> go.
>
>
>
> The biggest question is, what can your business plan handle? Can
it handle
> the cost of heat, does it take the fluctuations in the market into
account?
> Do you have a business plan?
>
>
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
> Jeffrey A Thompson
>
> <mailto:jathompson@u...> jathompson@u...
>
> 248-342-2233 cell
> _____
>


--- "Jacques Treatment" Wrote:

> I note that this is why a lot of the places that do coffee drinks
also
> do sodas, ice creams, and the like. I'll also note (and the
Europeans
> have figured this one out) that drinking coffee when it's hot helps
> equalize internal temperature with external temperature, and thus
cool
> a person off.
>
> Still, though, I know that if I was opening up a business, I
wouldn't
> want the times when the store was emptiest to be when I was
spending the
> most money to keep the place open, and with heating costs about to
reach
> a new high, it just doesn't make much sense to open a place during
the
> winter, when people are more likely to be huddling at home rather
than
> looking about for new places to go.
>
> --J